Idiom:  in years

Meaning

Idiom:  in years

  • in a long time

Example sentences

— I hadn’t seen my high school English teacher in years but she looks exactly the same.

— I used to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day but I haven’t had a cigarette in years.

— Blast from the past, I haven't heard that song in years.

— Sorry, we haven't served truffles in years.

— I feel like we haven't had a vacation in years. Let's see if there're cheap flights to Europe.

— This is the best tiramisu that I've had in years!

— We haven't been to that restaurant in years. Is it still any good?

— My mother hadn't shopped at your store in years so I assumed you'd gone out of business.

— We hadn't been back to our hometown in years and we could believe how much our old neighborhood had changed.

— This is the best football team we've had in years. I hope we can win the championship.

— My best friend and I know every single line from "Clueless" and we haven't seen the movie in years.


Synonyms

  • in ages
  • ages ago
  • since God knows when


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